Friday, April 26, 2013

Healthy Honey Ginger Loaf


I am so used to my older sister calling me dorky and corny that I have now decided not to try to be anything BUT my assigned adjectives! 

Therefore I am writing to you today to share how fun and satisfying it is to try out a new recipe on a spring morning like today!! HA

Honey and Ginger Loaf! I love ginger and have a special spot in my heart for honey as well so it was perfect! 

The recipe is actually really healthy. Whole wheat flour is used, butter (which i have recently discovered is a necessary animal fat for our bodies) and there is no sugar!!

Here is the recipe below, I hope you ENJOY:

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups (10oz) of whole wheat flour
3/4 cup (6oz) of unsalted butter (softened) 
1 cup (8oz) of organic honey
2 eggs
1 cup (8oz) of soy milk
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp ground ginger 

** I would add a little more ginger if you want to really taste it in the loaf. 

Preheat oven to 165 Degrees Celsius.
In a medium sized bowl, combine the softened butter with the organic honey. Beat in 1 egg thoroughly before beating in the second egg. 
Pour in the soy milk (or whatever milk you prefer) and mix well.
In a separate medium sized bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and spices. 
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients through a sieve. Stir the mixture until just smooth.
Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan and Bake for 1 hour. 
** My oven is stronger than others so I baked mine for 45 minutes and it was enough. Stick a souvlaki stick into your cake - if it comes out dry it is ready! 

Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning it out on a wire rack to cool properly.
You can use powdered sugar as a topping if you want once the loaf has cooled.



Sunday, March 24, 2013

The night is pitch black - there is nothing around for miles. When the skies are clear, the stars almost seem close enough to touch.

Safe

True love prevails I hear
It will never come I fear
Stay clean they say
From the written path don't stray

It will soon suck you dry
Safe, just don't look them in the eye
Hide away what is dear and true
They'll steal it away from you

Keep your landscape undiscovered
The camouflage must not be uncovered
They are there in the distance waiting
Your moment of weakness anticipating.

They will chew and swallow those dreams
They want the best for you it seems
Crack you open and plant those seeds
Control, in the form of good deeds.

It will soon suck you dry
Safe, just don't look them in the eye
Hide away what is dear and true
They'll steal it away from you.

Believe not a word you are told
Soon your soul will be sold
Give a little and they'll take it all
Steer clear and you'll never fall.

Keep your mind and chest tight
Do no walk towards that light
Its freedom they say - take it
Paths gets narrow- feel you won't make it

Carry on, keep walking a little more
Until you cant feel yourself anymore
Expect anything; kindness or fear
They'll tell you what you want to hear

Last chance to change direction
The mere definition of deception

It will soon suck you dry
Do not look them in the eye
Hide away what is dear and true
Before they steal it away from you

Last chance to change direction
Mere definition of deception.